From Lizard Island to the Great Barrier Reef
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A short video shot onboard spoilsport during the 3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole expedition departing from Lizard Island and travelling to the Ribbon Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Courtesy: Mike Ball Dive

news.com.au

25 Apr 2014

Travel

Ben and Jerrys ice cream campaign. Source: Supplied

THE consumer watchdog has been asked to investigate ice cream company Ben and Jerrys over its Great Barrier Reef claims.

Premier Campbell Newman told 4BC this morning he believed the company had been waging a misleading campaign against his government.

“Well I say this morning it is a misleading campaign. The former Bligh Government was going to build a super port at Abbot Point that involved dredging 12 to 13 times more material than under the proposal that has just been approved by us and the Federal Government.

“We have massively scaled that back. But Ben and Jerry’s are saying some quite misleading things.

“The World Wildlife Fund can make such false assertions, so be it. But a company is bound by consumer law and can’t make false and misleading statements and they are making false and misleading statements when it comes to this.

“The reef is not being impacted by Abbott Point. We have taken a lot of care over this.”

HO HUM< Newman once again blaming the former government to satisfy his own back ward thoughts on the great barrier reef, come on, the next election is looming, when will the LNP take responsibility for their own short comings, stop blaming former governments and get on with your own, By the way the former government stopped pay rises to politicians, why did you go looking for it and claim it when we are so far in debt?????? Hope you feel proud of your self.

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